Welcome!

Welcome to the official website of the Orthodox Christian Cemetery located in Hillsborough, New Jersey.

Welcome!

Welcome to the official website of the Orthodox Christian Cemetery located in Hillsborough, New Jersey.

WELCOME!

This Orthodox Christian Cemetery is located in Somerset County in the township of Hillsborough, New Jersey on 1166 Millstone River Road. The cemetery is open to all members of the Holy Orthodox Church, serving Orthodox Christians of all churches and ethnic backgrounds.

The 7 acre cemetery is beautifully landscaped, seeking to provide an honorable burial place for the departed as well as a place of contemplation for the living.

ON VISITING THE GRAVES

By St. John Chrysostom Archbishop of Constantinople (+ 407)

We receive much spiritual benefit when gazing upon graves. For with this view, the soul, if indolent and indifferent, is moved to humility and contrition; if active and eager, the soul becomes more eager for virtue. If someone is grieving his poverty, he is consoled when viewing a grave. If he is prideful over his wealth, he is humbled. The sight of graves forces everyone without wanting to, to think and to contemplate his own death. It convinces him not to consider anything steadfast, neither sorrow nor pleasant. The sight of graves forces us, whether we want it or not, to prepare for our own end.